"There are not enough rich and powerful people to consume the whole world; for that, the rich and powerful need the help of countless ordinary people." - Wendell Berry.
Articles like this from the Huffington Post infuriate me and millions like me, but the worst part is that that's even possible. If they start jailing people for recording the abuse of animals, it's our fault. It's because we (as a whole) haven't learned a god damn thing from the thousands and thousands of hours they've already recorded! Who hasn't seen the inhumane conditions their food comes from? Very few. But who hasn't ignored it? Not enough. If we simply ate better, none of this would be an issue, and we'd have all the power, not to mention sweet bods, healthy hearts, and clear consciences.
Nothing is more powerful than food. As Michael Pollan - among countless other brilliant food writers - has pointed out, you vote with your mouth 3 times a day. If you seriously want things to change in this country, you have way more control than you think. Corporations like Monsanto and big agriculture play a huge role in our government, because the government governs the people, and people gots to eat. What the people eat is up to the people however. Support a small farmer, stop eating shitty meat, stop eating fast food, get your food from the farmer's market, change gonna come.
Happy Tuesday.
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